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Recent Examples of sward
The soft Smyrna rug in the hall yields to the tread like a mossy sward, while a circular art glass window fills the hall with a pleasant subdued light.
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Merrie Monteagudo, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Sep. 2019
Merrie Monteagudo, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sward
Noun
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The 49ers have a pair of grass fields that run north and south but are only 80 yards long and include just one end zone (on the south end).—
Matt Barrows,
New York Times,
10 Apr. 2025
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That’s the plan at the 49ers’ facility where workers are tearing out the lone artificial surface field in preparation of expanding the team’s grass practice fields.—
Matt Barrows,
New York Times,
10 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Whether overgrown lawns, mysterious smells, or suspicious activities, neighbors across America have shared their wildest conflicts with the people living near them.—
David Faris,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Apr. 2025
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General admission tickets for Country Stampede cost $169 before fees, These tickets are restricted the lawn area inside Azura Amphitheater.—
Joseph Hernandez,
Kansas City Star,
12 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Gwynns Falls and Leakin parks (there’s a seamless connection between these two greenswards) stymied the highway builders 50-plus years ago.—
Jacques Kelly,
Baltimore Sun,
3 Aug. 2024
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The usually pristine greensward at Fenway has patches of sod throughout the outfield, particularly in right field, after the recent Pink and Fall Out Boy concerts.—
Peter Abraham,
BostonGlobe.com,
5 Aug. 2023
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The sweet treat, dyed a vibrant green, is available until Monday, March 17.—
Tanasia Kenney,
Miami Herald,
14 Mar. 2025
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The golds and greens of her drawing room blurred into a nauseous palette.—
Carly Tagen-Dye,
People.com,
14 Mar. 2025
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“Sward.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sward. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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